The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-11

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A SENTRY in SKIRTS.
During ono severe aeaaon some FORT
years ago-a winter remarkable for it's lon
and Indictment frost, experienced will
equal rigor throughout Italy, France an,
Germany, where the largest rivers wer,
rapidly CONCEALED, and people scen to ial
dead with cold-in the Fronch town Q
Metz, o poor sentinel was sent upon guar
on one Of the bitterest nighta, when
fierce north wind added to the usual cold
His watch was in the most exposed situa
ton Of the place, and he had scarcely 70.
covered from a severe indisposition; but
lie was a soldier and declared his readiness.
to take his round.
It CHANGED that no was betrothed to q
young woman In the same city, who nc
sooner heard Of his being on duty than che
began to lament bitterly, declaring it ia
DO impossible lor him to survive the insult
ferable severity OF such a night, after the
illness under which be still fingered.
Maddened at the idea, and needless oil
consequence, she hastily clothed herself
as warmly as she could, ran out OF the
house situated not far from the place oil
the watch, and with tho utmost courage
arrived alone at the spot. And there she
indeed found her poor soldier, nearly ex.
hsusted as she had imagined, being with
difficulty able to keep his feet, owing to
the intenscness OF the frost. She earnestly
coniured him 10 haaten, though only for
q little while to revive himself at ier
house, when, having taken como refresh
ments he might retu1n, but aware OF the
consequences Of such q etep, this no
kindly though ~reEolutely refused to do.
Suppose l can do 1t with impunity,n
said tho soldier, us 1t noble or dishonoi-
able thus to abandon my post without
anyone on guard ?" 1a.S s4
""But there will DO como one; il you
consent to go I will remain here until you
return. I am not in the least afraid 60
be quick, and give me your arms" i,
This request she enforced with so much
elcqusnce and tenderness and so many
tears that the poor soldier, against his
better judgment, was fain to yield, more
especially as no felt himself becoming
fainter and fainter and unable much long.
or to resist the cold.
Intending to return within q few. min.
utes, he left the kind-heatted girl in his
place, wrapped her in his clonk and eeiy.
ing her his arms and his cap, together
with the wetchword, end such was he,
delight at the idea Of having tho lifo OIL
her beloved, that she was ior a time in.
sensible to the intense severity OF the
weather.
But just as she was fattering herself
with ths hope OF his return, an office,
made his appearance, who, as she forget
IN her confusion to give the aign, eunpact.
ed thst the soldier had either fallen aslesp
o, fled. What was his surprise on rushing
to the spot to find q young girl oyerpow.
cd with alarm and unable, to give any &C.
count Of herself from her extreme ayita.
ton and teara. ~,
Being instantly conducted to tho guard
house and restored to some degree OF con-
6dence, the poor girl confessed the whole
truth, aolicitipg with the anguish Of doubt
and distraction; q pardon for her husband.
He was instantly summoned from her
house, but was found in sucn q atate OF
weakness from the aufferinga he had I'M
dergone as to leave little prospect of his
surviving them. 1t was with much diff.
Guilty, with tho assistance Of medical ad-
vice, that he was restored sufficiently to
give an intelligent account Of himsel!,
attsr which he WAC placed in close CON
6nement to await trial.
Far happier had it been. for me" be
exclaimed, on being restored to con.
seriousness, Star happier, to have died at
my post than to be thus reseryed for q
cruel and ignominious DEATH
And the day of trial coming on, euch
wa9 tho polite sererityo Of the martial law,
ne, he had we'll ioreucen, that ho was con,
demned to be executed within aiow days
after his sentence. sSi
Great rs was his sniiction on hearing
these thinge,t it wss little in comparison
with the remorse and terror that distracted
the breast of his beloved girl, who, in ad-
dition to the grief OF losing him in 90 pub.
lie and ignominious q manner, accused
heraeli es the cause Of the whols calamity.
He to whom che had been 80 long and
tenderly attached was now to fall By the
baud OF his betrothed BRIDE
Such WaS the %strengenesss and sudden
ness Of the event that her fee!inga, being
wrought up to the highest pitch OF oxcita.
ton and terror, her very despair seemed
to give her strength and, casting all fear
OF consequences aside, she made g vow to
Haye him or perish in the attempt. Bit.
terly weeping and with disheveled hair,
she ran wildly through the city, beaeach.
ing pity and compassion from all her &C.
quaintancea, soliciting everybody Of rank
and influence, to unite in pe~titioning ior a
pardon for her lover, or that hor lille, she
being the sole author OF tho fault, might
be accepted in the place OF his.
The circumstances being made known,
such was the Tenderness and compassion
excited In her behalf, and such the admi.
ration Of her conduct, at once go affection.
ate and spirited, that persons Of the high
est rank became interested for her, and
used the mont laudable efforts to obtain a
pardon for the poor soldier. Tho ladies o!
The place also exerted their influence; the
Governor, no longer proof sgainst THU
torrent Of public feeling, granted him for
g~iyeness on the condition Of his being
united to the heroic and noble.hearted
girl, and accepting with her q small dcna,
tion-an example which was speedily iol
lowed by people' Of every rank, SO that thu
young bride had the additional pleasure
Of presenting her beloved with q hand
some dover, which satisfied their mod
crate wishes and crowned their humble
happiness 4
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